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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-14
The Citizens of Manitoba Looking Ea.
gerly Forward to a Union With'the
Great Republic.
They Are Tired Of the Tyranny and Cor
ruption Of the Average Dominion
Government.
Des Moines Republicans and Democrats
Break Over Party Lines on the
Prohibition Issue.
A Fiendish but Futile Attempt at Train
Wrecking Near Nebraska City,
Nebraska.

Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 13.-Prof.
GOldwin Smith, now here, will address
a meeting on commercial union with
the United States next Monday. The
feeling here is quite ripe for such a
union, and prominent citizens are pre-
pairing to take the question up actively.
1t would have been done long ago but
for the danger of the imputatlon that
Manitoba was anxious to an
mex to the States, and
it was thought that to take such stand
would give enemies in the East chance
to call the province dislOyal and so dam
age the interests of the Red river valley.
Annexation is openly talked on the
streets by staid old citizens, who are
thoroughly tired of the tyrany and cor
ruption of the Dominion government,
and who regard annexation as the only
way out of the muddle. A Commercial
Union club will be formed at once to
push the work forward. 1t is probable
that Wiman and ButterwOrth will be
invited to visit here shortly. A dispatch
from Sherman and party, who are now
in the Rocky mountains says they are
enjoying the scenery very much. The
senator has caught slight cold.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-14
Attempted Train Wrecking.

NEBRASKA CITY, Aug 13.-A report
has just reached here of a fiendish at
tempt at train wrecking ON the Burling-
ton Il Missouri River road at a place
ten miles west OF this city last night
AS passenger train was crossing a
trestle bridge across a deep ravine the
wood work was discovered to be on fire.
An investigation disclosed the fact that
the stringers and braces were entirely
consumed and the bridge in shaky
condition. The train was unusually
light and this alone prevented a fright
full catastrophe. Detectives are work.
ing uD the matter, 'f''-=S
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-14
Split on Prohibition.

DEs MONIES, To-, Aug. 13.-The Polk
county Republicans to-day nominated
two ProhibitlOnists for the legislature
and a complete county ticket of the
same material. An independent Re-
publican high license movement is
being organized, and already 600 Re-
publicans have signed paper pledging
themselves to vote license ticket.
The Democrats will:probably combine
with them and carry the county. The
feeling against prohibition among the
business men in DeS MOines is intense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
VIRGINIA MEMS.


Gov. Lee and family have gone to Dag
gers Springs.
Two hundred thousand watermelons were
shipped from Norfolk on Saturday.
Mr.. Calvin Ford, retired tobacco manu-
facturer of Lynchburg, died Sunday night,
in his S1st year.
The preliminary work of preparing for
the Lee monument at Richmond was COM
menced yesterday. The Allen lot, in the
extreme west end of the city, which has
been donated by the Al lien estate for this
purpose, was cleared, and active operations
will shortly begin.
Portions of the remains of Mr.. James Hill
were found by the passenger train on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad on the track
about one mile below Diascond station Sun
day. He was last seen about 10 O'Clock Sat
urday night on his way from Ratclifl's store
to that of Turner's. II is thought that at
least i've trains had passed over his body
before the horrible accident was discovered.
John NJ. Carroll, who was city treasurer
of Staunton for fifteen years, and disappear
ed from Richmond in September, 1855, has
been heard from through his brother in law,
J. II. Waters, who went to see him in the
North last week. Mr.. Carroll, though now
sick, proposes to return to Stanton in the
near future, and says that he will show that
his accounts were straight and that his rea.
sons for leaving were of private character.
On Sunday evening John Wellet, young
white mechanic, become involved in
quarrel with negro named White at the
Methodist Episcopal camp meeting at
ParksIey station, Accomack county. Hot
words passed, and the negro seized a fence
rail to strike at Wellett, when the latter
drew pistol and shot the negro in the left
groin, inhictng probably fatal wound.
Wellet took to the woods and eluded the
officers
The trial of Frank Langston for the MUIR
der of John III. Ruflin last April commenced
in Petersburg yesterday. Langston was in
dicted by the grand jury in April, but the
court yesterday quashed the indictment,
holding it to be invalid because the fore
man Of the jury was the owner OF a grist
mill and not eligible as a juryman under
the law of the State A new jury was sum.
moned, q new Indictment found and the
case proceeded. Ruliin was colored man
and democrat. Langston charged Rutlin
with taking his pipe, and followed the lat
ter's denial with shot through the abdo-
men.
A tregedy occurred on Saturday evening,
near Oak Level. in Halifax county. Jack
Adkins and James Henderson, white farm
hands, left Oak Level on horseback about
dark for their respective homes. They had
been drinking, and it is said that Adkins
was very much under the influence of
liquor. During the night Mrs. Adkins was
alarmed at the return of her husbands
horse riderless, and sending negro down
the road to look for the missing man, Adj
kins' lifeless body was found lying in the
road very near home. He had been stab
bed to death, and so numerous and deep
were the gashes that the body had the APP
pearance of having been mangled by a ma
chine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02

BRUIN MADE HIMSELF AT HoME.-One
Sunday evening recently, as Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Henning, of Euphrasia, O., were
returning from church, they were startled by
black bear, who was apparently making
himself at home about the dwelling, and
who left quite leisurely on the approach of
the family The following evening the bear
again appeared, and with undaunted bold
ness strolled up to the house, drank milk
from a dish near the door, then went to the
milk house, which stands q few feet from
the dwelling, where he pushed the partly
open door in and entered, there drinking
crock of cream and pan of milk; from
there he walked around to the front of the
house, got up with his paw on the window
sill and looked in. Mr.. Hennipg had no
firearms and hesitated to make an attack !;
but, when the animal left, he summoned q
couple of his neighbors. Aiming them
selves, they waited for his return, and shot
him before he was ablo to>secure his next
meal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02

THEIR CAPTAIN A MANIAC-The crew
of the German vessel Anna, which left
Bremerhaven in the latter part of June and
arrived at the Delaware Breakwater re-
Gently had an unusually trying experience
with their captain. He was i'll from the
start and finally went insane, committing
suicide as the men believed. First Mate
Werner, after describing the captains i'll
ness, said that on June % stiff gale set in
and the captain ordered certain sails fured.
HE appeared perfectly rational Mt the
time" said the mate, "but he soon after de-.
veloped unmistakable signs of insanity.
He asked me what the crew were doing on
the quarter deck, and when | told him
there was no one there no said,
You're liar. just heard them say they
were going to throw me overheard To
pacify him | summoned the crew, and each
man assured the captain that they had made
no such threat and that they had no grudge
against him. The men went back to their
places and we retired to our hunks.
About ten o'clock / was awakened by
the report of pistol, and rushing on deck found
that our insane commander had fired at George
Decker, a boy who belonged to the crow. | ran
TO the captains cabin only to DO confronted by q
pistol and informed that if I attempted to enter
he would put ball through my heart. The cabin
WAS filled with smoke, and flames had started
near the lounge, upon which the captain had
thrown himself. | summoned the crew and We
started to battle with the lames which had made
alarming Roadway. While the sailors were OK
tingushing the fire turned my attention to the
captain, who was smashing tho glassware and fur
niture He had the revolver in his hand, and
cautiously approached him from the rear and
threw him to the floor. He fired the pistol at me
twice during the struggle, and finally broke away
and ran on deck. That was the last We saw of
our unfortunate captain, although We searched
thoroughly. The next morning we found bloody
finger marks on the rail, and we concluded that
lie had jumped into the ocean,"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
A Tarrii,Ie Accident.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. Mrs. W. II.
Lisle, of Lansingburg, with her two small
children, left on tho 6:25 train last
evening for Glen's Falls. AT Fort Edward
about an hour later. the lady and one OF
the children received such injuries that they
died in few moments. The train stopped
in Fort Edward and something occurred to
excite the lady and she attempted to jump
from the coach to the platform. She threw
one of her children first and then sprang AT
ter it with the other child. She fell under
meath the cars and received the injuries
which resulted in her death and that OF the
child she had in her arms. The other child
was hauled out from under the moving car
just ahead of the wheels by engineer Mar
tin. The blame, it is said, rests entirely
with Mrs. Lsle, as i'll her excitement she
was in great hurry to get off the car.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02

SUCCUMBs 70 THE PoPE.-A curious scene
was witnessed The ether day ut the Vatican.
M. Leo Taxil, whose real name is Jongand,
formerly wrote soma of the most 'anti cer-
icaln works ever printed. According to his
own account, while composing n diatribe
against Joan of Arc he had to refer to the
history OF igr trial and condemnation, and
was SO struck with the angelic character of
the heroine thai he felt himself suddenly
converted to the very faith he was abusing.
He proceeded instanter to Rome. to implore
the Pope'.N forgiveness and blessing. His
Holiness ct once granted him n private au-
dienca, which lasted half an hour, during
which he wept at The feet of the Holy Fa-
ther. Atength the Pope consented to give
him his blessing on the condition that in his
future works ne would labor to undo all
the harm he had done to the Catholic
Church. NJ. Leo Taxil promised he would
do his best, and departed. Before leaving,
however, he had to make tho piquant con-
fession that he had not yet been able to con.
vert his wife, who remaine,: o hardened
atheist. -PaU MoH Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
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To.DAY.s TELEGRApIuHC NEWS.
a DnuihIe TrnoeGY.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. "a tragedy
occurred at little village in Faulkner
county, 25 miles from this place, yesterday.
1t appears that for some time past feud
has existed between John and Joe Evans.
brothers, and Ike Medith. They met at a
school house in the neighborhood. Elk.
changing some hot words they adjourned to
an adjacent woods to settle the matter.
While John Evans was denounciug Medith
as lisr the latter drew pistol and fired at
him, the shot entering his breast. Evans
fell to the ground. dying in few minutes.
Joe Evans hurried to his brothers. assist
ance, and as he raised his hand to strike
Medith he, too, was shot in the stomach and
fell to the earth. A report received last
night says Joe Evans will not live until
morning. Medith coolly walked away and
has not since been found, although the coun
try in the neighborhood is being secured for
him. This Evans brothers were reputable
planters. Medth had recently located in
this State
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
NEWS OF THERAY.

Mrs. Logan has arrived in Washington.
Her condition is thought to be serious.
DIR. James Ellison has been arrested and
lodged in jail at Charleston. w. Va. charged
with acting without authority as a special
pension examiner.
The reduction in the public debt during
July, the first month of the current fiscal
year, amounted to S4S44,S94. The total
debt now, less cash in the Treasury, is
81 PA 5SS, $40. and of this amount 1866
6O0,562 is interest bearing debt.
Justice Bradley, in the Circuit Court in
New York, yesterday granted the motion to
dissolve the Injunction issued by Chancellor
McGill restraining the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad from building bridge over the
Arthur Kill. Counsel for the State imme.
diately asked to have the case appealed and
disposed of at once by the Appellate Court.
The Misrepresentation of nearly 100000
worth of railroad bonds belonging to the es
tate OF the late William Lottimer, of New
York, by Jerome L. Hill, one of the execu-
tors OF the estate, has caused considerable of
a stir in Wall street. Hill used the bonds
in stock specuations, which invariably went
against him. Three or four firms of brokers
now hold the bonds.
Gen. Samuel Jones. of the Judge Advo.
cate Generals office, died at Bedford Springs,
Pa, yesterday morning. Gen. Jones was
born in Virginia and was sixty seven years
of age. He entered the army, where he
served with credit in the Mexican war, and
continued in the service until the breaking
out of the war, when he resigned to enter
the Confederate service. He served with
the army of Northern Virginia and after
ward at Charleston.
Incomplete returns from the election in
Kentucky yesterday Indicate the success OF
tho democratic ticket at from $4,000 to
35 600 Gen. Bnckner appears to have run
ahead of his ticket, and the democratic
losses are mainly in local contests. The vote
for holding q constitutional convention was
large. but the question will not likely carry.
The Legislature will be largely democratic
and will elect United States Senator in
January to succeed Senator Beck.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
Confession OF n Murderer.

GALVESTON, Aug. "a special to the
Neacs from Mckinney says: About Is years
ago man named Ballou was hung in this
COLLIN county for the murder of one Gold.
en- The men came together from Indiana
to Texas on prospecting tour. After the
murder Ballou returned to Indiana and,
wearing the murdered mans clothing, mar
ried Golden's sister. Suspicion was aroused
and he was afterwards arrested and con.
demned to death. A few days ago q man
named Mex on his death bed confessed that
he and not Ballou murdered Golden. He
gave minute description of the whole af-
fair. The 6uale, however, spoils the sensa-
ton, for Mex said that ho was hired by Bal
lou to commit the deed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
SNAKE BIrEs.-Tho snake.bite season haI

SNAKE BITES. snake-bite season has
arrived and two cases are reported. The
first is that Of Joua,hen w. Buiz, OF Read.
ing, Pa, who was bitten Gu Monday by his
pet rattlesnake. lie is being treated by an
old snake doctor, who has given him moth
ing but whisky N large doses and who
"pow-wows' over him. As the injured man
is young and OF strong constitution, he ex-
poets him TO recover The affected part has
been neither cut out nor cauterzed. Butt
places entire confidence in "pow-wowing,"
and says ''lf necessary hell die game"
The other victim is Michael E. Bowker, of
Southampton, n. j., who was bitten by gu
immense rattlesnske on Tuesday. He
shook the snake of and started on run,
sucking tho hli,od from the wound as he
ran He kept on for over mile when he
found DE-. Reeves, of Medford, who cut out
the fash about the wound Oh Mr.. Bowkers
band, and then started with him for Med
ford. On reaching Chat place ne drank
quart of real old apple jack. This had the
desired effect, and completely counteracted
the effects OF the poison.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
Accident nj Il Picnic.

PITTsBURG, Aug. 2.-During Che progress
of the nod carriers union picnic at Arsenal
Park in the east end last night, q gasoline
lamp exploded in the dining rooms, scatter
ing the burning fluid over those in the i'm
mediate neighborhood. Five persons, all
colored, were more or less seriously injured,
and one of them, Mary Jordan, will proba
bly, die. Her clothing was completely
burned off and her back and side were
burned to a crisp. The others will recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
EarfIiUu akc Shocks.

ST. LOUIS, August "A slight earth
quake shock was felt il this city at 1886
this morning. 1t was distinctly felt in pri-
vate residences in the western part Of the
city, where it woke up occupants OF houses,
butIno damage isreported. The movement
was from south to north, and the vibration
lasted from five to eight seconds.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. AT 1890
o'clock this morning slight earthquake
shock was felt here. There were three
tremors Immediately following each other.
The weather yesterday was hot and sultry
but there was slight breeze blowing last
night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
rirht ON a Sunday Excnrsion.

CAIRO, ILL.,, August 2.-The steamer Con
dola took negro excursion party down the
Mississippi Sunday. At Hickman, KY.
several whites got aboard, one of whom got
into quarrel with negro on the way
down. When the boat returned to Hick-
man the affair broke out into fight with
knives and pistols, in which twenty-five or
thirty men were engaged, black and white
Five were wounded moro or less seriously
and one died yesterday from the effects OF
his wounds. The others are in precarious
state. All was quiet at last accounts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
l'Nrci-n NcWs.

PARIS, Aug. IN. Flourens, minister of
foreign affairs, has sent circular to foreign
agents regarding the Egyptian convention
He says that after the rejection Of the con-
vention there was noticeable spirit of con
cilation manifested by England. The con
vention's two bad points were: First, the
abandonment of part of the Sultan's suzer-
anity to Christian power. Second, the
absence of o specified date 70: the evacua
ton OF Egypt by the British. He believes
that if negotiations are renewed it will be
easy TO arrive at useful result by avoiding
the difficulties Ee concludes by express
ing the hope that Lord Salisbury will not
deceive himself regarding French sentiment
on the subject. There is nothing hostile,
he says, in his policy. France continues 10
desire settlement according to the wishes
of all the powers.
The seconds of Ex.Premier Ferry and
those Of Gen. Boulanger have decided that
duel is necessary. Gen. Boulangei's seq
onds publish report OF what they say
transpred at the conference between them
a nd he seconds of NJ. Ferry. This report
is in substance as follows Gen. BouIapger
desired serious reparaton, one properly
proportional to the gravity of NJ Ferry
afront On this account he proposed That
the combatants exchange shots until one
was hit, the choice of the distance 10
be left 10 the seconds of NJ. Ferry.
These conditions rot being accepted Gen
Boulanger's seconds agreed TO be content
with an exchange Of shots between the rrin
cipals at twenty naces, without any word of
command. Considering this proposal 10
embody the extreme limit OF Gen. Boulap.
gers formal Instructions, his seconds did not
feel authorized 10 make any further
PROPOSE ton. NJ. Ferry's seconds would only
accept duel at twenty five PAGES, with a
single exchange of shots, the fire to be open.
cd at word of command. Thereupon as
tho offended party has the right to dictate
tho conditions of duel without being
obliged to submit to terms dictated by his
adversary's seconds, Gen. Boulanger's sec
onds withdrew from the affair.
LONDON, Aug 1.-The government has
decided tc subsidize the Canadian Pacific
route for the transportion of the British
trans. Pacific mails.
ROME, Aug. doctor Flood, of the ord
or of preachers. has been appointed coadjutor
to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Trinidad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
Seven wears ago Tai 70, notorious Chi

Seven years ago Tai Yo, a notorious Chi
nese woman OF San Francisco, died, and in
accordance with the custom of her people
she was decked for the grave in her finest
raiment. Her most snowy Jewels were
placed upon her person, while goodly sum
of gold was deposited in the coffin to pay
her way across the Chinese Styx and to es-
tablsh her comfortably in the future state.
The other day Chinaman asked permission
from the Board of Health to ship Tai Yo's
bones to China. He paid the SO necessary
and received the permit. 1t transpres that
he did not ship the bones, but simply open.
ed the grave in order to get the jewels and
money buried there.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
H.eftcr from LOudOun.

Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.l
LEEsBURG, Va, Aug. DIR. Jos. Shafer,
Assistant Surgeon U. 6. NJ, died in Boston,
Mass, last Friday, and was buried from his
fathers residence, in this town, last even
ing DR.. Shafer was young man of much
promise and had hosts of friends in his ma
tive place, and they attested their appreci-
alton of him while living and regret at his
untimely decease by attending his funeral,
it being one of the largest of any young man
since that of the late DR.. Randolph Mott.
While death is busy among the young the
old are not forgotten. Within few weeks
three of Loudoun's oldest citizens have died
John Curry, in his S7th year, and Israel
Warner and Daniel Wine. each in their 9lst.
Each Of these gentlemen left large proper.
ties, the accumulatioDs of industry and
thrift.
The great temperance bush meeting at
Purcellville begins to-day, and ifthe weather
is propitious will be big thing.
Most of the damage done to the roads by
the recent freshets has been repaired. Dur
ing the storm of Saturday, July 29, in add.
ton to the damages reported, Geo. Warner.
near Hamilton depot, lost two valuable
young horses by lightning. II. ]. Fadely
lost valuable horse last night. His death
was probably caused by heat.
The foundation for the new Town Hall
will be finished this week and the work Of
laying brick commenced at once.
The county has many summer boarders,
and still they come. We don't think we
ever saw SO many new faces as one meets on
the roads and in the villages now. Let them
come
We nave had no expression from our Ro.
anoke delegation on the debt question, but
we have selected good men, and the county
hopes to have good report from them. If
this weather continues the convention will
have hot time of it, no matter how hard
they may try to keep cool.
Our present efficient representative in the
Legislature eeems to be having boom now.
We have may aspiraDts, but there is really
little solid opposition to Mr.. Ryan. He has
made Us a faithful representative, is a man
of standing and influence, and desires o
third term. We think he will get it.
ia BEE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-02
ALEX A-NDRI-A,
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST ..

Elk PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS is op-
posed 10 prohibitory laws, for tho reason
that the world is governed too much. He
couldn't have better reason. To people
born and reared under free institutions, it
seems provokingly absurd that they cannot
drink glass of beer, or wine, or liquor, iin-
less by permission Of the authorities of the
com nuoity in which they live. II mans
drink can be governed by other people, so
can his food be, and 80 can any thing else
which heretofore has been governed entire
" by himself. The utmost extent OF the
laws restriction upon mans personal I'D
erty should be to prevent him from injurlng
or incommodug others. As drunken men
do either innre or incommode others, they
should be punished, severely if necessary !;
but because they render themselves Justly
liable to punishment, is surely no reason
why all the weil-behaved people OF the eom-
munity in which they reside should he put
to inconvenience, and be deprived o! what
the world has used sinca the commence
ment of recorded time.